As recorded for Sophora wightii
Sophora wightii
Sophora wightii
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- March-May
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to C. & S. China, Sumatera to Jawa.
- Recorded habitat
- Margins of shola forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Assam →Manipur →Meghalaya →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Sophora wightii
Identify Sophora wightii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sophora wightii.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sophora wightii itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sophora wightii itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sophora wightii
Sophora wightii belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya. It grows in margins of shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sophora wightii belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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